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Mogadishu / New York – The United Nations and humanitarian partners have released the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for Somalia — a country now facing its third consecutive failed rainy season for the first time in over 30 years. An estimated 7.7 million Somalis will need humanitarian…

Mogadishu/New York – The United Nations and humanitarian partners in Somalia have released the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for Somalia — a country now facing its third consecutive failed rainy season for the first time in over 30 years. An estimated 7.7 million Somalis will need…

Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* welcome plans to hold an in-person National Consultative Council meeting focused on improving and expediting the electoral process. We reiterate our call for full transparency in all related processes. We remain fully supportive of any process that is…

Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* welcome plans to hold an in-person National Consultative Council meeting focused on improving and expediting the electoral process. We reiterate our call for full transparency in all related processes. We remain fully supportive of any process that is…

Mogadishu – At the request of the Somali Government, the United Nations in Somalia has closed its passenger operations facility (known as MOVCON) at the Aden Adde International Airport, effective 24 December 2021. The United Nations operates in Somalia in full respect of Somali law under the terms…

Mogadishu – At the request of the Somali Government, the United Nations in Somalia has closed its passenger operations facility (known as MOVCON) at the Aden Adde International Airport, effective 24 December 2021. The United Nations operates in Somalia in full respect of Somali law under the terms…

Mogadishu - International partners* are following with deep concern the current situation and political developments. We call on Somalia’s leaders to put the country’s interests first, to de-escalate rising political tensions, and to refrain from provocation or use of force that could undermine…

Mogadishu – International partners* are following with deep concern the current situation and political developments. We call on Somalia’s leaders to put the country’s interests first, to de-escalate rising political tensions, and to refrain from provocation or use of force that could undermine…

Baidoa - The path to becoming a youth activist in Somalia can vary. For Jamila Haji Mohamed, it began while studying economics at Mogadishu University in the mid-2010s. “I saw many young people meeting to discuss and solve some of the challenges they faced in their local areas. For instance, some…

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Cash transfers | WFP supports top-up cash transfers to 17,000 households in Galmudug WFP supported the Federal Government of Somalia to provide extra top-up cash transfers, backed by the European Union and United Kingdom, to more than 17,000 vulnerable households in Galmudug. The top-ups go through…

Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* note that the National Consultative Council meeting held on 3-9 January reached consensus on procedural updates and an expedited timeline for the House of the People elections. We are pleased that the Prime Minister and the Federal Member State leaders…